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Advocacy for health policy change

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What is Advocacy? <ul><li>Advocacy simply means actively supporting a cause, and trying to get others to support it as well. </li></ul><ul><li>Advocacy is speaking up, drawing attention to an important issue and directing decision makers towards a solution. </li></ul>

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Purpose of Advocacy <ul><li>1. The purpose of advocacy is to promote or reinforce a change in policy, programme or legislation . </li></ul><ul><li>2. Rather than providing support directly to clients or users of services, advocacy aims at winning support from others, i.e. creating a supportive environment . </li></ul>